The Almanac (Menlo Park)

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The Almanac
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s) Embarcadero Media
Founded1965
Headquarters3525 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park
Website www.almanacnews.com

The Almanac is a weekly California newspaper published to about 15,000 readers [1] across Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley and Woodside. [2]

Contents

Its weekly edition goes out on Fridays and is accessible via newspaper boxes in its coverage area and is mailed out to members. [3]

The Almanac publishes community news, local news and investigative pieces along with entertainment and food journalism through the Six Fifty and Peninsula Foodist.

History

The paper was founded in 1965 by Jean Heflin, Betty Fry and Hedy Boissevain; [4] it was originally titled The Country Almanac. [5] During the 1970s, Elaine Levine bought her partners' shares in The Almanac. In 1985, Levine bought the Menlo Park Recorder, thus expanding the circulation of The Almanac. [4]

Embarcadero Pub. Co. bought the Almanac in 1993.

Awards and recognition

In 1995 The Country Almanac of Menlo Park was awarded for general excellence by the California Newspapers Publishers Association. [6] The mayor of the City of Menlo Park honored Tom Gibboney, the paper's publisher and editor for 21 years, for multiple accomplishments on his retirement from the paper in 2014. [7]

In 2024, The Almanac won eight awards from the California News Publishers Association. [8]

Editors

Reporters

References

  1. ↑ Stevenson, Paula. "Research Newspapers by State: California" (PDF). gotoanr.com. American Newspaper Representatives. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Menlo Park Almanac". The Almanac. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ "About Us". The Almanac. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Hubbard Gulker, Linda (May 10, 2018). "Renee Batti takes the helm at The Almanac — InMenlo". inmenlo.com. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  5. ↑ "About The almanac. (Menlo Park, CA) 199?-current". Chronicling America: America's Historic Newspapers. Library of Congress. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Times Wins General Excellence Award". The Los Angeles Times. February 12, 1995. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Mueller, Ray. "Proclamation: Recognizing Tom Gibboney on His Retirement". City of Menlo Park. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  8. ↑ staff, Embarcadero Media (July 15, 2024). "The Almanac takes home 8 state journalism awards". The Almanac. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Gemmet, Andrea (December 22, 2023). "It's hard to say goodbye". The Almanac. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Arden Margulis, Jennifer Yoshikoshi". The Almanac. April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Arden Margulis, Jennifer Yoshikoshi". The Almanac. April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
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